Display package



June 5. 1928.

C. L. MARCUS DISPLAY PACKAGE Filed Dec. 15,1923

INVENTOR CHHELEJ LIONEL Mflficl/J 5 ATTORNEY so mension of the box.

Patented June 5, 1 928.

CHARLES LIONEI MARCUS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DISPLAY PACKAGE.

Application filed December 15, 1923. Serial No. 680,791.

This invention relates to display packages, and more particularly to an improved construction of box or carton for a series of bottles or other containers.

An object'of the invention is to provide a box or carton which has a covering strip to hide the necks of the bottles or other containers,--thereby effectually holding the bottles in the box or carton and exposing only 3 the surfaces of the bodies of the bottles,

the invention will in tion is not limited by the particular materialsemployed, nor to the contents of the bottles.

In the accompanying drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved display package; and

Fig. 2 is a view in transverse section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, 1 represents the body or box proper which may be of card board of general oblong shape,

V provided at its front edge with a recess 2,

and at its rear edge with a hinged cover 3.

A fixed strip or tongue 4 is secured to the rear upper edge and ends of the box and constitutes a securing means as well as a curtain to hide the necks 5 of bottles 6 located in the box. The bottles, or other com:

tainers 6, with their stoppers 7in place are of just the proper length to fit snugly in the transverse dimension of the box 1 and are of such width as to enable a desired number of bottles to fit the longitudinal di- The upper orouter faces of the bottles or containers 6 are prefpart hereinafter erably fiat and of general rectangular shape to receive. flat rectangular or other shaped labels 8 thereon. These labels may have thereon game piece indicia, as indicated at 8, the labels shown in the drawing bearing designs so as to imitate pieces in a Chinese domino game.

It will be noted, particularly by reference to Fig. 2 that the strip or tongue 4 is of a width sufficient to engage the body of the bottle and maintain the latter against accidental longitudinal movement. To accomplish this desired result, the body of each bottle is made preferably of a thickness slightly greater than the depth of the front and end walls. A construction is therefore provided which not only presents an ornamental appearance, but insures a safe package for shipping. Furthermore, the bottles or containers may constitute game pieces and the box will always provide a neat and safe storagereceptacle for them. i

It will thus be a device in which seen that there is provided the several objects of this invention. are achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the em- I bodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire'to secure by Letters Patent 1. A package comprising a box, a fixed covering strip at one edge of the box, a bottle having its side portion resting onthe bottom of the box and its neck portion under the strip, and said strip of a width to engage the'body of the bottle, the bottle being of a thickness slightly greater than the depth of the front and end walls of the box.

2. A package comprising a rectangular box, a covering strip extending longitudi- Width to fit the body of the box and of a said bottles having a body portion, and a length to project the neck portions thereof neck, the necks of said bottles being hidden under the covering strip. by said strip, said body portions being 10 3. The combination in a display package adapted to receive labels carrying indicia 5 of a box having a cover hinged thereto, a of game pieces.

strip on said box adjacent said cover, a se- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ries of bottles received in said box, each of CHARLES LIONEL MARCUS. 

